After some good times in Darwin with old friends we packed up and headed South down the Stuart Hwy. We had decided that we would stick to the bitumen until we reached Alice Springs. It was now the 24th August and we had an easy drive to Pine Creek then headed into Umbrawarra Gorge. Chris … Continue reading – Photos and more
We arrived in Karumba on the 2nd of August. We checked out the main town, bought some fuel and then headed out to Karumba Point where we checked into a caravan park for 1 night. After setting up camp and a quick lunch we went to check out the area and see if we could … Continue reading – Photos and more
We arrived in Weipa early afternoon on the 18th July. After setting up our camp we had a late lunch. We stayed in Weipa for 3 nights to chill out a little. Weipa is an interesting mining town with apparently the worlds richest and largest bauxite deposits. Among other things we took an evening sunset … Continue reading – Photos and more
A trip to Jourama Falls just south of Ingham and some shopping saw us ready to leave Ingham the next morning, the 4th July. We all agreed that we had become quite fond of Ingham which we found to be a very pleasant and welcoming town.
Harold and Di headed direct to Cairns for … Continue reading – Photos and more
On the 18th June we packed up and headed for Yeppoon. While we had had some pleasant weather in 1770 there continued to be the threat of rain and most days were overcast or at least cloudy. We were hanging out for some continuous sunny weather that QLD is famous for at this time of the year. We booked in … Continue reading – Photos and more